Australia sport + Comment
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Australia throwing a game is the grim fantasy of conspiracy theorists
Geoff Lemon in AntiguaThe idea any international team would deliberately lose a match is something easily said, and almost impossible to do
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Women’s rugby league needs its own ‘Matildas effect’. State of Origin could be the catalyst
Ali BrigginshawThe passion for the game is there and the quality of play has never been higher. Now the fans need to buy into 2024’s three-game series
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Watch the shouting! How parents’ sideline behaviour can strip the fun out of children’s sport
Elise Waghorn for the ConversationAsk yourself: would I like these comments or find them helpful if I was playing?
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Zero-tolerance on drugs in the AFL sounds good in a rant. But would a punitive approach work?
Jonathan HornTo turn to a policy that kicks transgressors to the curb would simply be bowing to the loudest and most blinkered -
The rants of Wayne Carey aside, most accept Essendon man’s hit on Sydney’s Harry Cunningham deserved punishment
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Selling the game in Vegas was worth a try but pyrotechnics, booming music and its commonality to other sports won’t work in the long run
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Americans don’t give a rat’s ass about the NRL – I can safely say that as an Australian in the US
Peter MitchellDisappointment awaits if the league expects large numbers of sports-loving locals to watch the season opener and become enthusiastic fans
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This weekend in Australia only women’s voices will be heard on broadcasts for an entire A-League Women round. I’m honoured to be a part of it
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Aron D’Souza makes all sorts of wild comparisons to justify existence of drug-fuelled athletes but just spouts horseshit
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SportblogCherish West Indies’ remarkable Test win in Australia – but be angry about it tooJonathan LiewShamar Joseph’s heroic effort in an unforgettable Brisbane Test denouement was a triumph over the unfairness of the sport
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Despite not involving eating pickles, pickleball proves to be a joyful surprise